Ryan and Erica Arreola were back at the scene Thursday, still in shock and assessing the damage at what used to be their home. They got the bad news that their dogs, who initially survived the explosion, had to be put down.

“He basically lost everything. Lost his dogs… he lost his home, his clothing. Poor guy has nothing now. He’s just lost everything,” Rackie said.

Neighbor Mary Collins lives right next door. While her house received some minor damage, she credits firefighters with preventing it from burning down.

“One of them saw flames were coming to our house, hosed our house down and saved it,” she said.

Friends of the homeowner have started a GoFundMe for the owner of the destroyed home.